"Obama is the New Black"

A quick aside: I wonder if a presidential candidate has ever graced so many t-shirts as Obama has.

Certainly in New York City, his face is on shirts at street stalls and wholesale retailers everywhere. Yesterday, on Union Square in Manhattan, I saw a shirt for sale that said "Obama is the New Black" ($20). More than a political figure, he seems to have become a fashion statement. John McCain? Not so much.

Palin, on the other hand, was pictured on a t-shirt at a stall near the Obama one, wearing a bathing suit and a sash. The words beneath her torso: "mysongynist". After 5 weeks in the media spotlight, I'm surprised not to have seen more Palin shirts. They must still be saving the best ones for Halloween.

Photo by Ed Yourdon on Flickr, Creative Commons license.